The entire student body and staff of North Bend Middle School march up 16th Street from their school to the field next to Holy Redeemer Catholic Church on Thursday afternoon, followed by all the students from the high school and Kingsview Christian School a few blocks away. In all, about 1,600 students took part in the tsunami drill, walking to safe, high ground at the church. The top of the hill is about 125 feet above the bay and is the nearest safe haven for the schools in the event of a tsunami or a dam failure from the Pony Creek Reservoir Dam, a few miles away. Waiting for all the students at the top of the hill for the drill was a truck loaded with orange ice cream bars for each student before they headed back to school. They were assisted by the North Bend Police Department, who blocked off traffic at 16th Street and Broadway Avenue. The North Bend Fire Department stood by if needed.